Pic of my new additions

[BCall]

I purchased 2 Ruger #1's a few months ago, the deal included a Ruger single six, for an obscenely cheap price. I thought it was good, but did not know how good until I recently asked about current value of the #1's. Got one in .22 hornet and one in .218 Bee. Both have shot well, but I only have one scope as of right now, so the Hornet is wearing it at he moment. It is not in the picture, but it is identical to the .218 bee. Both have been shooting really well. I was a bit surprised at how well, I had a #3 in .22 hornet years ago, and it never shot very well. These have been shooting very well if I keep the loads below maximum. Jumping up the powder charge has seen the groups go south quickly. Just got some lil gun to try, so hopefully that will help with higher charges. Any way, just wanted to share. Thanks, Billy

[Tunaman]

Congrats, I am glad that you got a great buy on some fine guns. My hornet loves lil gun. I hope that yours does as well.

[db22]

BCall: Looks like you got a couple of very nice rifles -- nice wood, interesting calibers. I just got my first Ruger centerfire rifle, a M77 MkII LH in .30-'06, bought second-hand. Accurate enough for hunting, and I like the stock design better than any other factory rifle. I was just reading in Jim Carmichael's The Book of the Rifle that Bill Ruger hired Lenard Brownell to design the #1 and the M77, and that people thought he was crazy for having an old-timer design his rifles. Back then, the Weatherby style was still on top, and it was assumed that a classic style would not be popular.

Ruger made money reviving single-action revolvers, and Bill Ruger's good taste in rifle design paid off, too. If you look in the current catalog, you'll see the #1 and the new Hawkeye M77 retain the conservative appearance they always had, and Remington and Winchester ended up putting classic-styled models in their lines to keep up with Ruger. I believe Ruger is the last independently-owned U.S. gunmaker of any size (Cerberus owns Remington, and FN now has the Winchester brand). I hope that Ruger can stay competitive, with the combination of modern pistols and classic revolvers, rifles and shotguns.